act
UK/ækt/US/ækt/
NGSL 1kA2
Definitions
v.
To do something; to take action
行动，做事
v.
To perform a role in a play or film; to behave in a particular way
表演，扮演；举止表现
n.
A thing done; a deed
行为，举动
n.
A division of a play or opera; a law passed by a legislature
（戏剧的）一幕；法案，法令
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedact comes straight from Latin actus ('a thing done'), the past participle of agere ('to do, drive'). It is the bare root standing alone — to act is simply to do, and an act is simply a thing done. Every other act- word is this core plus a prefix or suffix.
Root act still carries 59 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.act on按……行动
- 2.act as充当，担任
- 3.act out表演出，发泄
- 4.caught in the act当场被抓
- 5.act of kindness善举
Example Sentences
- 1.
We need to act now before it's too late.
- 2.
She acts in a popular TV drama.
- 3.
Stop acting like a child.
- 4.
Helping the old man was a kind act.
- 5.
Congress passed the act last spring.